Donald lashed out at Zelenskyy, saying Ukrainian leader is prolonging the "killing field" after he pushed back on ceding Crimea to Russia.

LONDON >> Vice President JD Vance today called on Ukraine to accept a U.S. peace proposal that closely aligns with long-standing Russian goals, including a “freeze” of territorial lines in the three-year war, acceptance of the annexation of Crimea by Russia and a prohibition on Ukraine becoming part of the NATO alliance.

The U.S. proposal would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which Ukraine has rejected.

US president accuses Ukrainian counterpart of “boasting” and taking a position “very harmful to the peace negotiations with Russia”.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy clashed again on Wednesday on efforts to end the three-year-old war in Ukraine, with the U.S. leader chiding Zelenskyy for refusing to recognize Russia's occupation of Crimea. Trump's Vice President JD Vance said it was time for Russia and Ukraine to…

April 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky of jeopardizing peace talks to end the war because the European nation would never recognize Russia's occupation of the Crimean Peninsula.

Warnings from the Trump administration that it is prepared to walk away from brokering a ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine have pushed the Kremlin to consider direct talks with Kyiv. Can a ceasefire deal be reached this week?

Trump says Ukrainians and the Russians are both going to have to give up some of the territory they currently own.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has accused Volodymyr Zelensky of harming peace negotiations, after the Ukrainian president said Kyiv would not recognize Russian control of Crimea. Writing on Truth Social, Trump claimed a deal to end the war was "very close", but that Zelensky's refusal to accept US terms "will do nothing but prolong" the conflict. Earlier, US Vice-President JD Vance laid out the US vision for a deal, saying it would "freeze the territorial lines [...] close to where they are today". Ukraine has long said it will not give up Crimea, which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014. Vance said the deal would mean Ukraine and Russia "are both going to have to give up some of the territory they currently own". The administration has yet to publicly offer specifics about what geographic concessions would have to be made. Zelensky immediately shot down the idea of a proposal including Crimea. "There's nothing to talk about here. This is against our constitution," he said. Later, after Trump called…

Vance spoke as envoys from Washington, Kyiv and European nations gathered for talks in Britain amid a new US push to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

The US president has threatened to “take a pass” on efforts to end the conflict unless progress is quickly made.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after Zelenskyy pushed back on ceding Crimea to Russia as part of a potential peace plan.

US vice president JD Vance has said Moscow and Kyiv must strike a deal to end the war in Ukraine or the US will ‘walk away’.

Trump criticizes Ukraine's president for not ceding Crimea to Russia, prolonging peace talks and escalating tensions.

The meeting included US President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, who described the dialogue with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, as positive

Ukrainian president is desperately trying to talk Russia and the U.S. into a ceasefire deal, but will need to convince MPs to sign off on it as well.

The United States has put forward what it refers to as a “final” peace proposal for Ukraine, calling for the recognition of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and an unofficial acceptance of Moscow’s control over nearly all the territories occupied since the full-scale invasion began in 2022. The one-page document, presented to Ukrainian officials in Paris, is said to reflect US President Donald Trump’s last offer, with the White House reportedly prepared to withdraw from peace efforts if no agreement is reached soon.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on the failure of the planned foreign minister-level peace talks on Ukraine, originally scheduled to be held in London. According to him, the meeting did not proceed because the participants could not reconcile differences on certain key matters.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he thought Russia had agreed to a deal to end the conflict in Ukraine, with President Volodymr Zelensky now the holdout.

Donald Trump has attacked Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying his ‘inflammatory statements' are getting in the way of a peace deal with Russia, which he insists is 'very close'.

Vice President JD Vance warned Wednesday that the United States would "walk away" unless Russia and Ukraine agree a peace deal, as envoys from Washington, Kyiv and European nations gathered for downgraded talks in Britain.